Fauja Singh

✶April 1, 1911

†July 14, 2025

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About their life

Fauja Singh was a British Indian marathon runner. At the time of his birth in Punjab province in British India, birth certificates were not typically issued, so his age could not be verified by third parties. Later in life, he became a marathon runner, participating in marathons all over the world.

British-Indian centenarian marathon runner

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Biography from the article Fauja Singh on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.